Carlo PopplewellSfigatoVesuvius cast a watchful, wary eye on me as I got off the train at Portici-Ercolano station. The streets fluttered with flags, cheeky…Jul 12, 2023Jul 12, 2023
Carlo PopplewellC’è solo un KeanoShe pencilled something down as I lingered over my response. ‘Reticent’ or ‘withdrawn,’ or maybe some eureka moment of clarity such as ‘not…Oct 15, 2022Oct 15, 2022
Carlo PopplewellMadness in MadridThis article first appeared in 2014 on a website covering Atletico Madrid. As the website is no longer live, I’m reposting some content…Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
Carlo PopplewellGabi: The Quiet ManThis article was first published in 2014 for an Atletico Madrid fansite. As that website is no longer live, I am reposting some of the…Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
Carlo PopplewellJohn Hume and the British PressYoung revellers causing a second Covid spike in the North of England. An exploited Lithuanian farm worker turns up alive, five years after…Aug 3, 2020Aug 3, 2020
Carlo PopplewellBin LadenIt was Johnny from three doors down who named him. Bin Laden. One of those names so perfect, that we soon started enquiring about him…Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
Carlo PopplewellBoniek vs BradyIt was officially the end of Week 3, though by then I was in my own Week 5. Although still early April, summer had flashed us a…Apr 19, 2020Apr 19, 2020
Carlo PopplewellPlease Rate Your DriverThe wind spat rain into my face as I hastily lumbered the short distance from my Airbnb to the car. He was trying to hold the door open…Feb 19, 2020Feb 19, 2020
Carlo PopplewellFinal OfferThey shuffled into the hallway, brochures in hand. First-time buyers, downsizers, ruthless investors and time wasters. All the usual…Dec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
